Jaipur Pink Panthers delivered a crushing 37-23 defeat on defending champions Puneri Paltan in their Pro Kabaddi League match here on Monday.
Once again, it was Arjun Deshwal who led the charge with his 16 points as they completed the double over the Puneri Paltan in season 11.
The first 10 minutes were tightly contested as both teams experienced successful and unsuccessful raids, with Akash Shinde for the Puneri Paltan and Neeraj Narwal for the Jaipur Pink Panthers making notable contributions.
The lead kept changing hands frequently, with the Puneri Paltan maintaining a slight edge, but the Jaipur Pink Panthers were hot on their heels.
The talisman for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Deshwal took a substantial lead when he inflicted the first all out of the match on the defending champions. The skipper for the Jaipur Pink Panthers got Mohit and Satyappa Matti in a single raid, which Reza Mirbagheri then successfully tackled by stopping V. Ajith Kumar.
They carried this momentum throug